Hello, my name is  Barbara Clemens.

Barbara Clemens My Textile Workshop was founded in 1981 in Cologne, Germany . Until 1987, when the workshop was relocated to the country, about 15 textile exhibitions were held. I design and produce patchwork hangings and quilts. I place particular emphasis on color contrast and geometric forms. These works are sometimes made of hundreds of smaller pieces and are as large as 2,80m x 3,20m. My patchwork hangings have been exhibited in group exhibitions in Heidelberg, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Barcelona and Montpellier . Since 1981, I have worked on the loom, weaving fabrics of natural materials, and sewing these into clothing. The clothes have been made to simple patterns, so that the fabric does not need to be ruined by too much cutting. At this point, I would like to present myself and give those interested an overview of my work. I am married and have done free-lance work since 1981. I was docent for patchwork and weaving at the University of Cologne from 1987 -1990. Since 1992, I have been employed at the "School for Careers with Future" in Koblenz for practical education of ergotherapeutic students in textiles (silk painting, patchwork, macramee, weaving , basket weaving, leather work) and since September 1996, teach textiles at the DAA in Koblenz.
Since 1999, I work with leather and produce handsewn leatherbags.
I am a member of the group AKK Cologne and Kunsthandwerk NRW
and I live in Bad Neuenahr Germany


Exhibitions:
Artists' Flags - 1st Bonn Art Week, 1st Quilt Biennial Heidelberg, AdK Cologne, Textile Workshop Cologne, Special Exhibition of the Frankfurt Fair, Art Works in Kalkum and Kalkar, Textile Arts in Cologne Today, 2nd Quilt Biennial Heidelberg, GedoK Cologne, Patchwork-Quilts Wissenschaftszentrum Bonn, Special Exhibition Fair Barcelona, European Crafts Stuttgart, 3rd Quilt Biennial Heidelberg, Handwerkskammer Cologne "Chairs" WebWerk, Rheinish and Russian Textile Arts in Cologne.